Nuclear power plants, world-wide, reactor types
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Mainly pressurized water reactors (PWR) are used in the nuclear power plants world-wide – 65 % according to the number, 70 % according to the output - followed by boiling water reactors (BWR) – 17 % according to the number, 19 % according to the output.
reactor type |
operational |
number |
Electr. net
output MW |
PWR |
Pressurized Light-Water-Moderated and Cooled Reactor |
291 |
272.765 |
BWR |
Boiling Light-Water-Cooled and Moderated Reactor |
78 |
75.208 |
PHWR |
Pressurized Heavy-Water-Moderated and Cooled Reactor |
49 |
24.634 |
GCR |
Gas-Cooled, Graphite-Moderated Reactor |
14 |
7.720 |
LWGR |
Light-Water-Cooled, Graphite-Moderated Reactor |
15 |
10.219 |
FBR |
Fast Breeder Reactor |
3 |
1.369 |
Total |
450 |
391.915 |
Nuclear Power Plants, world-wide, reactor
types, 28 November 2016
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